Teaching
I teach future primary teachers and practising teachers on our master’s programme. My courses connect reading research to what happens in a real classroom on a Tuesday morning.
Teaching statement
Good reading teachers notice small things. A child who rereads a line. A child who skips the pictures. My courses train that kind of noticing, then ask students to test one small change in a real classroom.
Every course ends with a practical project instead of an exam. Students design a reading task, try it with children and report what happened, including what did not work.
Courses
EDU 5012
Master’s, Semester 1
Literacy and the Digital Child
How children read on paper and on screens, and how to plan lessons for both.
EDU 3104
Undergraduate, Semester 1
Reading Assessment in Primary Classrooms
Running records, stamina checks and how to use the results to group readers.
EDU 3110
Undergraduate, Semester 2
Children’s Literature in the Classroom
Choosing, reading aloud and discussing picture books and early chapter books.
EDU 6020
Doctoral, Semester 2
Research Methods for Classroom Studies
Design studies, observation and small experiments in schools.
Supervision
PhD
Current
Amira Selvan
How Year 2 readers use audio support on tablets
PhD
Completed 2025
Tom Hartley
Teacher talk during shared reading
Master’s
Completed 2026
Lena Okoro
Reading corners in small rural schools
What students say
Jane made us try everything with real children. I finally understood what a reading assessment is for.
Master’s student, 2025
The feedback on my lesson plans was specific and kind, and it changed how I plan.
Undergraduate student, 2026